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Iraqi army fire against ISIS militants on the outskirts of Tal Afar, Iraq, August 20, 2017. (Reuters)
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Migrants travelling by sea. (AFP)
Thousands of Stranded Migrants in Libya to be Flown Back to their Countries
Tunisia – Up to 10,000 migrants stranded in Libya will be flown back to their home countries this year, head of the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) Libyan office said. Othman Belbeisi added however that the returns can only play a limited role in...Caption:
An Iraqi special forces soldier fires at a drone operated by Islamic State militants Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq, March 4, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
Iraqi Forces Launch New Push toward Mosul Old City Center
Iraqi forces launched on Sunday a fresh push toward the ISIS-held old city center of Mosul, on the western bank of the Tigris river, an Iraqi military spokesman said. The US-backed forces are fighting their way toward the old center of the city, advancing from the...Caption:
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order he said would impose tighter vetting to prevent foreign terrorists from entering the United States at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
UN Agencies Urge Trump to Allow Refugee Entry
Two United Nations agencies called on the Trump administration on Saturday to keep on offering asylum to people fleeing war and persecution, describing its resettlement program as vital. The United Nations refugee agency and International Organization for Migration...Caption:
An Iraqi refugee girl waits with her parents to buy food from a local vendor behind the fence of the Khazir refugee camp near the Kurdish checkpoint of Aski Kalak, 25 miles west of Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on Nov. 21, 2016. (THOMAS COEX / AFP – Getty Images)